No Rest for the Wiccan

It's simple enough; a five-pointed star inside of a circle. But for nine years the Veterans' Administration has sat on an application requesting that the pentagram be designated as the official symbol to be placed on the grave markers of Wiccan veterans buried in VA cemeteries. During those nine years, eleven other religions have had their symbols approved by the Veterans' Administration.

Wicca is one of America's fastest growing religions. The Pentagon says that more than 1,800 Wiccans are on active duty in the armed forces. Wicca has been recognized as a legitimate religion by U.S. courts since 1986. Wicca is recognized as a religion by the IRS, prison systems across the country, and the U.S. military, which allows Wiccan ceremonies on military bases.

But this Wiccan, who fought and died for his country and was awarded the Bronze Star, has no marker on his grave, thanks to the foot dragging by the Veterans' Administration. Unbelievable. The VA doesn't even treat atheists with this kind of disrepect--there's already an approved symbol for the headstones of atheists.